Xmas hanging basket

this is the other hanging basket

 

need your advice just bought these cone snowman lights they are indoor lights but do you think they will be ok in my covered balcony as you can see they match the cone theme.

 

Very festive ..keep going and you will soon be ready for xmas..you could make some paper mache baubles and decorate them yourself to stick on the balcony if you varnished them after you had decorated them they would stand up to the weather..

 

they may be but can the rain get in your covered balcony cos if it can then no they will not be and i would hate anything to happen, can you not put them on the inside of you back door better to be safe than sorry, looking at the pic above looks like the rain can so keep them inside, hope this helps rosa

 

I was thinking maybe iff i put them on the window as it is set back were the baskets are they will definately get wet.

wildflower like your ideas of the baubles as them hanging along would be ok.

 

Rosa, Not bothered about buying them .. I shall enjoy doing a 'copy' .... must find some SMALL cones ...cheers M-L

 

Made a start today on my Xmas Hanging Baskets.

 

looking great scotkat, i love the white berries never seen them i got the red berries and the whole thing is dying so very dissapointed in mine.

 

Rosa try uplifting your plant and checking if a grub may be eating roots.

Is she an old shrub?

Was in Dobbies yesterday with a friend and bought a snowman and a santa to put in my hanging basket they are on a spike very effective.

Needing another piece of varigated ivy also I would like a small skimmia plant with red berries think that would compliment the rest of the basket.

 

scotkat love your new avatar certainly cant miss the colour around gc :D :D
dont know if its old and i pulled at it and the leaves are falling off and all the berries are dying.
will have to get myself looking for santa sticks in gardening centres and have me some of them.
looking forward to seeing end results of your xmas hanging baskets and gardens, what a treat.
yes a bit of red would brighten your basket lovely

 

Thankyou Rosa I so Gerberas I bought a pot plant in the summer and left her on my deck where she bloomed ever so well then decided to plant her in to a container,where she is still growing and now in bud.

They are nice as a cut flower in a vase.

I did once grow them from seeds they did germinate but I did no tmanage to keep them growing.

They are such a pleasure a many nice colours.

So glad you like my avator yes well seen ,I really like this colour.

 

Added more varigated ivy and am playing about with pine cones as a filler.

Wanted a small skimmia with berries all that was in our local garden centres were largew plants �£7.99 and �£15.99 these plants the size were too big to go in the hanging basket.

Came across artificial red berries in the shop so have got these.

I do have cotonaster with red berries growing a large bush in the garden.

Could also prune a small twig with berries and add it.

At least it would be bird friendly.

Certainly coming together.

 

what are you ignoring as i cant see anything got a pm off kathy about it

 

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